Comments on: Make Your Own Corned Beef

By: Giro

Giro — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:40:32 +0000

Your recipe looks good. However, I believe that it is very important to note that the boiled brine must be completely cool before it is poured over the meat. Otherwise, the meat will partially cook.

By: Marye Audet

Marye Audet — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:48:16 +0000

Fred,
If it is tough it either was not cooked long enough or you got a piece of brisket that had too much fat trimmed off. You should buy brisket that has a good marbling of fat, a nice layer of it on the one side and you can bend the meat so that the ends almost touch. Hope this helps.

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:06:01 +0000

I make corned beef using your recipe. It looks delicious and tastes delicious but the meat is tough. How can I correct this?

By: Marye

Marye — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:07:31 +0000

I prefer gray to a known carcinogen. Saltpetre (sodium nitrate) is a known carcinogen and actually one of the most dangerous food additives there is.
One of the reasons I make my own corned beef is to keep this out.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:45:23 +0000

You might want to add some saltpetre to the brining solution. Home made corned beef turns a bit grey as it “cures”. Saltpetre will preserve the nice red color you find in comercially prepared corned beef.

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By: Marye

Marye — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:06:43 +0000

Anne- pickling spice is sold in the grocers in the spice section as “Pickling spice”. It is a combination of juniper berries, bay leaves, mustard seed and I don;t know what all. You should be able to find it in the spices section.
Jena…so am I!

By: Jena

Jena — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:27:19 +0000

I have some corned beef in the freezer that I need to cook up; I’m not a fan, but my husband likes it. looking forward to seeing what comes next!

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:05:48 +0000

Your corned beef (under process) looks great. I’d like to make it too. Could you please tell me what is ‘pickling spice?